February 2011

Paul Mecurio: did you hear the one about the lawyer…

I don’t normally interview entertainers on this site. The closest I come to comedy is when I quote the editorial board of the Dayton Daily News- and they really aren’t funny. So when a publicist asks if I’d like to interview comedian Paul Mecurio- I first have to look him up- because I’m usually too Read More

The rest of the DPS busing outsourcing story

In today’s Dayton Daily News the story about DPS possibly outsourcing the busing of charter and private school students was missing one major piece of information: The bus drivers union voted resoundingly 2 weeks ago to reject the latest contract. What we have is an attempt at hardball union negotiating by DPS: Dayton Public Schools Read More

Speculation rules on cotton changed- why not everything else?

The price of gas just jumped. No real reason, Egypt isn’t really a factor in our oil markets, but- speculators are and at least one exchange said enough is enough. You’ve heard of Egyptian cotton right? And although there is no proof in disruption to the cotton industry yet- speculators have had a field day Read More

Ohio to privatize development- our tax dollars as handouts.

I’m still not sure why government is in the “economic development” business- instead of working on perfecting the “business of government.” But our new governor, John Kasich, apparently thinks that turning our tax dollars over to a private entity to “invest” is a good idea. I think it’s illegal. Tax dollars are for public welfare Read More

White collar criminals at CareSource skip jail

While Raleigh Trammell is on house arrest- awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a few hundred thousand dollars from federal and state funds for the poor- Pam Morris, the grossly paid CEO of a company that ONLY has government as a client- gets to pay a $26 million dollar fine and continue on like nothing happened. Read More

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